Costumes at the New Orleans Comic Convention

Gambit, Lady Captain America, and Michael

New Orleans showed its love for comic books and geek culture at today’s Wizard World New Orleans Comic Convention. Fans packed the floors to see TV and movie stars from sci-fi shows like Buffy, Star Wars, Batman, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and more. Several comic book artists and writers were also signing and selling their materials. One of the most … Continue reading

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Just Once

Rooftops of Venice

He ran, legs pumping like pistons in an sports car’s engine. His body was like a machine, carefully toned, maintained and primed for its necessary functions. In this moment, his only purpose was to escape. In the distance behind him, he could hear the foreign government’s agents chasing him. While the man was sure these agents were in terrific shape, … Continue reading

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Get Your ComicPress Webcomic Found in Google

cute-chinchilla

The combination of ComicPress and WordPress is a fantastic invention for webcomics creators everywhere. Artists and writers alike are able to spend more time on their craft rather than trying to mess with HTML, and users automatically have a way to interact with their readers through the comment system. But how do you get your readers there in the first … Continue reading

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Pinterest and Social Media for Writers

pinterest-banner

Well, this week’s installation of Lazy Saturday, but I have a few things I’m very interested in sharing from this week. I’ve been spending a lot of my time at the day job looking through social media in an attempt to see how it can best benefit our clients. We use Facebook and Twitter, but what other platforms even exist … Continue reading

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Back for More

Soldier Fires M4 Carbine

She wasn’t surprised when City Hall erupted into flames. Sure, the act of destruction itself was appalling, and her fear was palpable. But an injured woman had told Beth that the annihilators would come. The notion had seemed preposterous earlier, but the overwhelming heat of the blaze made it real. Perhaps a dozen men and women strode through the small … Continue reading

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Twitter Hash Tag Report

Twitter

Twitter is a fascinating social media platform with many unique characteristics. From my efforts with this site as well as with my day job, I have found Twitter to be highly effective in generating clicks for websites. Twitter has an edge over Facebook in creating highly focused content for topics that the user chooses. (More on this in an upcoming … Continue reading

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Random Runners on Google Maps

kansas-field

After a week of cold weather, it felt great to be outside in the park again today. Mind you, “cold” in New Orleans is a relative term. This isn’t the snow/ice kind of cold, but it means that we did have to wear coats and gloves. Crazy! This week, I published my second flash fiction story. This week’s edition returned … Continue reading

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Inside My Brain

Soldier Fires M4 Carbine

Testimony of Federal Agent Stanton, approximately two months after Incident 449 in Kansas City. Encounter with suspect occurred over one hundred and fifty miles from suspect’s hospital escape. For the record, my name is Henry Stanton, and I am going to speak of my encounter with the suspect in Kansas who showed supernatural capabilities. Apparently, local law officials were called … Continue reading

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